Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Effects of Different Wrist Positions on the Median Nerve in Patients With Generalized Joint Hypermobility

Lead Sponsor:

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Conditions:

Hypermobility Syndrome (Disorder)

Ultrasonography

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15-45 years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different wrist positions (neutral, flexion, extension, and ulnar deviation) on median nerve morphology in patients with generalized joint hypermob...

Detailed Description

This prospective cross-sectional study will include 18 female patients diagnosed with GJH (Beighton score ≥5) and 18 healthy volunteers with similar age, gender, and body mass index. Both wrists of al...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 15-45 years of age
  • Female gender
  • Diagnosed with GJH according to the hypermobility spectrum disorders definition
  • Patients who agree to participate in the study and provide written consent

Exclusion

  • Having wrist pain
  • Inability to complete full range of motion in the wrist joint
  • Patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Anatomical abnormalities (bifid median nerve, aberrant persistent median artery, Martin-Gruber or other anastomoses)
  • History of trauma, operation, fracture, or steroid injection of the hand/wrist
  • History of known rheumatological, hereditary, genetic disease, or connective tissue disease other than GJH
  • Having neurological disease affecting hand functions (cervical radiculopathy, peripheral nerve lesion, polyneuropathy, cerebrovascular event, etc.)
  • Patients with history of regular steroid or non-steroid use, receiving oral glucosamine/hyaluronate supplementation
  • Those with systemic diseases (inflammatory joint diseases, diabetes mellitus, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, kidney failure, etc.)
  • Having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, or history of morbid obesity
  • Being pregnant or in lactation period
  • Presence of malignancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 28 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06918613

Start Date

February 1 2024

End Date

June 28 2025

Last Update

November 20 2025

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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye), 34158